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Elementary Stochastic Calculus, with Finance in View: 6 (Advanced Series on Statistical Science & Applied Probability)Elementary Stochastic Calculus, with Finance in View: 6 (Advanced Series on Statistical Science & Applied Probability) by Thomas Mikosch
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Fantastic introduction to the subject of stochastic calculas - highly recommended for beginners in this field
Arbitrage Theory in Continuous Time (Oxford Finance Series)Arbitrage Theory in Continuous Time (Oxford Finance Series) by Tomas Björk
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One of the best books I have read on the subject - clear and to the point. Good intro to martingale pricing
Stochastic Calculus and Financial Applications (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability)Stochastic Calculus and Financial Applications (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability) by J. Michael Steele
Buy new: £52.88 / Used from: £35.00
More demanding book in terms of technical details of stochastic calculas and its application to finance. Nevertheless a very good book
The Mathematics of Financial Derivatives: A Student IntroductionThe Mathematics of Financial Derivatives: A Student Introduction by Jeff Dewynne
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Very good introduction to PDE approach to pricing
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (International Edition)Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (International Edition) by John C. Hull
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Not as regouros o the mathematical side but very good to provide overview of financial concepts and products
Numerical Methods in Finance: A MATLAB-based Introduction (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)Numerical Methods in Finance: A MATLAB-based Introduction (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics) by Paolo Brandimarte
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Useful book for a useful tool to gain an intuitive understanding of the dynamics of the models
Interest Rate Modelling (Wiley Series in Financial Engineering)Interest Rate Modelling (Wiley Series in Financial Engineering) by Jessica James
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covers the thery as well as dealing with practical issues of implementing ir models
Time Series AnalysisTime Series Analysis by James Douglas Hamilton
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The book to get for econometric related topics - useful for both beginners and more advanced users
An Introduction to C++ and Numerical MethodsAn Introduction to C++ and Numerical Methods by James M. Ortega
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Great biginners book on both C++ and numerical techniques - howvever need another book on C++ to deal in more depth with progarmming issues
Numerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific ComputingNumerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific Computing by William H. Press
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Useful as reference cataloguing numerical methods in C++
C++ Design Patterns and Derivatives Pricing (Mathematics, Finance and Risk)C++ Design Patterns and Derivatives Pricing (Mathematics, Finance and Risk) by Mark S. Joshi
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Nice systematic approcah to building scalable and robust pricing engines
Modeling Derivatives in C++ (Wiley Finance)Modeling Derivatives in C++ (Wiley Finance) by Justin London
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Good as a catalogue of solutions to pricing various instruments - note the C++ coding is the not the best.Just use the examples to get a rough idea
The C++ Programming Language: Third EditionThe C++ Programming Language: Third Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup
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One of the definitve C++ references
Monte Carlo Methods in Financial Engineering: v. 53 (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability): v. 53 (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability)Monte Carlo Methods in Financial Engineering: v. 53 (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability): v. 53 (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability) by Paul Glasserman
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Useful for practisioners invetsigating various Monte carlo techniques to use when building pricing libraries
Copula Methods in Finance (The Wiley Finance Series)Copula Methods in Finance (The Wiley Finance Series) by Prof. Umberto Cherubini
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Best book I could find on copula methods and their applications in finance
Econometric Analysis (International Edition)Econometric Analysis (International Edition) by William H. Greene
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Covers a lot of material but can be a bit terse to read - very good appendix however covering asome elementary concepts
Credit Risk: Pricing, Measurement, and Management (Princeton Series in Finance)Credit Risk: Pricing, Measurement, and Management (Princeton Series in Finance) by Darrell Duffie
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Good overview of credit risk - useful for the practisioner
Credit Derivatives Pricing Models: Models, Pricing and Implementation (The Wiley Finance Series)Credit Derivatives Pricing Models: Models, Pricing and Implementation (The Wiley Finance Series) by Philipp J. Schönbucher
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Indepth and doesn't skep details - a tough read for the uninitiated but worth it
Value at Risk: The Benchmark for Controlling Market RiskValue at Risk: The Benchmark for Controlling Market Risk by Philippe Jorion
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A nice introduction and overview of VaR
Beyond Value at Risk: New Science of Risk Management (Frontiers in Finance Series)Beyond Value at Risk: New Science of Risk Management (Frontiers in Finance Series) by Kevin Dowd
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A complementary book to Jorions book
Brownian Motion and Stochastic Calculus (Graduate Texts in Mathematics)Brownian Motion and Stochastic Calculus (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) by Ioannis Karatzas
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If you really want to challenge - read this book
Quantitative Financial Economics: Stocks, Bonds and Foreign ExchangeQuantitative Financial Economics: Stocks, Bonds and Foreign Exchange by Keith Cuthbertson
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Good introduction to concepts in financial economics such as CAPM, MV -analysis etc
Theory of Financial Decisions (Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Financial Economics)Theory of Financial Decisions (Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Financial Economics) by Jonathon E. Ingersoll
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More mathematically rigourous approach to financial economics and decision making
An Introduction to Copulas (Lecture Notes in Statistics)An Introduction to Copulas (Lecture Notes in Statistics) by Roger B. Nelsen
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mathematically rigorous introduction to copulas
Martingale Methods in Financial Modelling (Applications of Mathematics)Martingale Methods in Financial Modelling (Applications of Mathematics) by M Musiela
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Bible on Martigale pricing - not for the beginner